Brazier's Ear Shell
Haliotis brazieri
- Usual depth9–40 m
- Water temperature18–24 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Haliotis brazieri, common name Brazier's ear shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Haliotis brazieri”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 20 records
- February: 35 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 24 records
- May: 52 records
- June: 40 records
- July: 26 records
- August: 44 records
- September: 17 records
- October: 20 records
- November: 30 records
- December: 15 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 9–40 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–24 °C
Photos
(c) Thomas Mesaglio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) mosspit, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Bryce Watts-Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Brazier's Ear Shell
Other scientific names: Haliotis hargravesi, Marinauris hargravesi
Similar species
Blacklip abaloneHaliotis rubra
Silver abaloneHaliotis australis
Reddish-rayed AbaloneHaliotis coccoradiata
Circular ear shellHaliotis cyclobates
AbaloneHaliotis iris
Greenlip AbaloneHaliotis laevigata
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 203 open-data records from 1916 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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